waynerp
Member Since: 16 Feb 2016
Location: Kent
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Hi All,
Newbie here with a 2011 Disco 4.
We have only had the car a couple of months and love it so far.
Until today. I had to park on a road with a fairly steep incline. When i cam to move a car had parked in front of me, i was facing down the hill, so had no option but to reverse back to be able to pull out.
With hand brake on, i put foot on brake, released hand brake and put it into reverse. still with foot on brake i then used other foot to add power, once i felt it bite released foot brake and gave more power.
The revs increased but the car wouldn't move, until the revs started falling.
I tried this 3 or 4 times but the car just wouldnt move.
In the end as i kept applying hand brake and repeating the process, the car had edged within inches of the car in front.
Long story short, i had to have the car pulled out by a friend!!!
Having never had this happen in any car before, is this normal for a 4x4 to not be able to reverse on a steep incline, or could it be a clutch issue.
Just wanted some advice before i start ringing land rover.
Many Thanks
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 7th Apr 2016 4:10 pm |
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Slimer
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Park brake should auto release (and realise it's on a slope so release gradually) so you should just have to put it in reverse and press the go pedal.
Pressing the foot brake too probably confused things (I know brake and accelerator together can on an auto D3, presumably D4 is the same) The End
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| 7th Apr 2016 4:19 pm |
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Jarvis
Member Since: 16 Dec 2009
Location: West Berkshire
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Manual or automatic?
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| 7th Apr 2016 4:19 pm |
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Martin
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All D4 are autos 
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| 7th Apr 2016 4:21 pm |
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Slimer
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It's a D4 so unlikely to be manual unless it a very early one with the 2.7l engine, as it's 2011MY I expect not The End
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| 7th Apr 2016 4:24 pm |
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waynerp
Member Since: 16 Feb 2016
Location: Kent
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Hi its the newer with 3.0 auto.
The hill is actually quite steep, so the car started rolling forward when i first released the parking brake on its own which is why i had to also use the foot brake
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| 7th Apr 2016 4:31 pm |
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A1GSS
Member Since: 12 Sep 2010
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Never had this. You could try low range, give you more pulling power and a more progressive throttle ____
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| 7th Apr 2016 4:38 pm |
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waynerp
Member Since: 16 Feb 2016
Location: Kent
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didnt think of that does it still work in reverse
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| 7th Apr 2016 4:44 pm |
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gvw
Member Since: 16 Jan 2012
Location: South Yorkshire
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As Slimer said - leave parking brake on, select reverse then foot on the accelerator.
Parking brake will automatically release 
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| 7th Apr 2016 4:53 pm |
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comedyharvey
Member Since: 04 Jul 2010
Location: Gloucestershire
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Not sure why you were releasing the handbrake first? Just engage reverse, give it a bit of grunt and the brake releases automatically and off you go.
You don't need to manually release the handbrake at all, just engage D or R and pull away.
Edit: beaten to it, still you're getting consistent advice  Arthur.
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| 7th Apr 2016 4:56 pm |
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adam
Member Since: 20 Sep 2005
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My drive is pretty steep and I occasionally reverse in - never a problem moving up the gradient
EPB on, in reverse, gentle throttle blip, EPB releases, car moves backwards, hold on footbrake (no EPB on) either drive fwd or reveres back
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| 7th Apr 2016 5:03 pm |
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L319
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One could use low range if hill very steep.
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| 7th Apr 2016 5:06 pm |
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Russell
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Have as others have said left HB on and just select reverse and push the go pedal, even works with the tin ten on the back. MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
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| 7th Apr 2016 5:10 pm |
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GoatOfMendez
Member Since: 02 May 2009
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I don't think it has been explicitly stated but you cannot left foot brake in the D4. If you press and brake pedal and apply throttle the ecu will cut power to the engine wether going forwards or backwards! Earlier D3s didn't do it, but later D3s and the D4s do.
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| 7th Apr 2016 5:12 pm |
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Barn1e
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Slightly off topic - we now have an Audi A3 in the family fleet of cars. In the D3 the auto release works in forward or reverse. In the A3 you have to manually release - allthough it does hold for a second or so after brake is released. 2005, TDV6 S, Auto, 190k miles, owned from new, V8 Brake Upgrade, Nancom Evo, RLD protector, BAS EGR blanking & Remap, separate ATF cooler, changing all the fluids ahead of time.
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